All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke, 1729-1797
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (I Samuel 15: 22, 23)
Disobedience begins at home: for if children are disobedient to parents, they will be disobedient to all other authorities in their lives, including disobedience to Almighty God.
If parents are disobedient to God, their children will be likewise.
Thus we can clearly see: because disobedience is evil, and because evil begins at home, the world is being consumed by evil.
Around the world today, people live in fear because of the disobedience of people: for if people will not obey man's civil laws, they will certainly not obey the laws of God.
Because of this fear of disobedient people, we lock our homes. We lock our cars. We buy more locks and keys. We glance over our shoulders as we go from place to place. We get our children in the house before dark. We use computer passwords to prevent internet thieves from hacking and stealing information from our computers. We lock our churches and religious institutions. We distrust people. People lie, people cheat, and people steal. Thus we fear what people will do to us.
When good men do nothing, evil wins.
When good men refuse to stand up and speak up for truth, evil multiplies.
When good men do nothing, evil men steal our freedom in governments of corruption, and they will steal our souls in the corruption of religion.
Religion, also, is a work of disobedient people, for religion is a place for rebellious people to hide from the face of Almighty God: which teaches people to obey the laws and doctrines of men, rather than follow the teachings of Almighty God; for deception is also evil, which means that religion is a house of evil, for it preaches salvation by man's methods and not as a gift from Almighty God.
Disobedient people follow religion, and children of disobedient parents will do likewise.
As parents go, their children will follow; and if the children grow in disobedience, so will a nation.
Humans have faith, but if we do not see Christ as author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12: 2), our faith will be misplaced in a system of evil.
How, then, do we expect to be better humans if we continually live in disobedience to God?
Without God, evil is a consuming fire that burns in the hearts of disobedient people.
Like God said, rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.
Edmund Burke, 1729-1797
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. (I Samuel 15: 22, 23)
Disobedience begins at home: for if children are disobedient to parents, they will be disobedient to all other authorities in their lives, including disobedience to Almighty God.
If parents are disobedient to God, their children will be likewise.
Thus we can clearly see: because disobedience is evil, and because evil begins at home, the world is being consumed by evil.
Around the world today, people live in fear because of the disobedience of people: for if people will not obey man's civil laws, they will certainly not obey the laws of God.
Because of this fear of disobedient people, we lock our homes. We lock our cars. We buy more locks and keys. We glance over our shoulders as we go from place to place. We get our children in the house before dark. We use computer passwords to prevent internet thieves from hacking and stealing information from our computers. We lock our churches and religious institutions. We distrust people. People lie, people cheat, and people steal. Thus we fear what people will do to us.
When good men do nothing, evil wins.
When good men refuse to stand up and speak up for truth, evil multiplies.
When good men do nothing, evil men steal our freedom in governments of corruption, and they will steal our souls in the corruption of religion.
Religion, also, is a work of disobedient people, for religion is a place for rebellious people to hide from the face of Almighty God: which teaches people to obey the laws and doctrines of men, rather than follow the teachings of Almighty God; for deception is also evil, which means that religion is a house of evil, for it preaches salvation by man's methods and not as a gift from Almighty God.
Disobedient people follow religion, and children of disobedient parents will do likewise.
As parents go, their children will follow; and if the children grow in disobedience, so will a nation.
Humans have faith, but if we do not see Christ as author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12: 2), our faith will be misplaced in a system of evil.
How, then, do we expect to be better humans if we continually live in disobedience to God?
Without God, evil is a consuming fire that burns in the hearts of disobedient people.
Like God said, rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.
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